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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 September 2018

On Friday 7 September, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind6.78 GW22%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.55 GW8%Solar1.83 GW6%Gas7.98 GW26%Coal2.09 GW7%Imports2.06 GW7%Nuclear7.81 GW25%30.6GW AVERAGE22%8%26%25%
Price
£66.34/MWh
Day average £66.34
Demand30.6GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables28%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 September 2018, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £66.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.11/MWh at 01:30 to £84.14/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.835.9%Wind 6.7821.7%Gas 7.9825.5%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.558.2%Nuclear 7.8125.0%Coal 2.096.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:00
Low 21.2 · 03:30Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
44 Out
11
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 September 2018, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Sept
Imported
44GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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